Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-03
CHATTER VI.


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- CHATTER VI.
At half past nine that evening the lowe
81 treets Of Broadway were comparativel
rec from traalc and the rattle OF & single
wagon OF. even the footsteps OF q peies-
n trisn could be plainly distinguished 70
81 trllv two hours Grady had been s!ttln.
ri -gitc motiOnless in lis chair, VIII hi
NJ broad, strong hands resting Oh his knees
d. his mick lips slightly compress. and ljs
n owes rsLf closed. lie w2- ne a-.gep
AZ however; fer from il; on ne 7ere
Do dreaming. it Was = waking dream And
" L was g dream, not q the past, ut 81
The future Grady mad waat few people
rgva I'M credit for, 3 romantic and DOW
FL arfUI imagination. This faculty is no.
81. tom the accompaniment Of executive
ability guG Oh 1acity Tor sfairs. It's Os-
+e1s.5.e effect IS chiefly to deepen and
enrich eae other qualities, out Il also has
s sphere and season Of lis OWL, When,
and in which, / carries its owner on
fights 10 fairy and.
Presently 8 slight shock seemed 10 pass
through the compact frame Of the men,
grt le sat erect in his chair, with all MS
senses on the stretch. There Was faint
noise, as If Jle other side of the partition
wa between the staircase and the shop
md been scratched with some pointed in
-.rr-lalt. Grady arose and walked noise
---.v IL nc H.a-, against which he sid
his az Az l---tae opening bars OF one
rf ~.rlUs--' WlltZes-WGs thrummed on
- panel sci ayuy IS with soft finger tips.
e.- gale,g drew back me bolt ana
.E The door. a woman, clad in
s s0l- ..0-1.ns, with nick ven
over beg face, stepped quickly scross ,he
threshold, sD0 Immediately passed be
-=rE he counter and on 10 the door
we.c. communicated with ne sitting
-a beyond Grady replaces the bolt
sn followed -er
There was no light either in the sop
or .le room except such dim rays ns
.aur5 their way IN from the street lamps
Broadway, through the window on
q. end The side windows on Blocker
Stree. were aL protected BY wooden
ir5~ and curtains. Grady closed Jhe
deer al the sitting room behind Alm sad
then struck q lstch and lighted s. candle
w-ea stood ca the narrow nsugelpiece.
L#e candle frightened up, Glmued and
--1.an1d sgsiu, as Is the way with can
dies There stood the woman In the
naettlow H@hr, stiG enve.opet in Aer
tsrg CLOAK -uG veil.
"l vas Beginning to think you'd be
e-c again, said Grady, as he turned 10
raFt Ier. "Is'1 I'll right I slpp0>e?'
she laughed liz 3 whisper, 81 The same
sims Elfas-eE-Dg Ier cloak and uryinuiHg
JET veil witl swift and supple fingers.
Then. with g siuuUUS turn Of 1lr DOjv,
s-e l-luskea herself, % i We're, ana az
mesIsa in g Cenl-tO..etJe, WI i tsl-ugu-
r opening u the neck, and sleeves
wlg- Left Lar White arms bare from the
elbows down. Next she stripped OF utr
gloves. lookup st him the while with
.su41.rg eyes. Throwing them en- the
tsg.s she stepped forward and put her
two warm, delicate hands OIL either side
u his broad, dark face
.'I0u ugly, black old yill2n.' she said,
her low, mUhied voice. "You sweet
little monster, You were gliahiLg shout I
me, were you Wen. I want you 10
mink G90I. me. Let me eaten you doing
Z anything else. IoJ wicked, hideUus old
darling, on, how hate you Whist g
great, coarse mouth you've got, and what
sharp, wicked eyes you've got, And I.
wlat A0rrd BIC ears you've got, DO /.
you love me ~
TIE last words were spoken with g
complete change ut manner, from mock /
ing banter 10 musical tenderness. The [
blood rushed tC Grady's lace: he threw
his arms round her and drew her up 10 .
C 8Ut sac pressed her hands against
-.s o1oaJ chest and, bending back, turned
Ter lovely lace aside.
"Giye me q Mss, won't you ?H said
Grady, between his teeth.
'let me 20" she returned, in so cold
and -mperioUS 3 tone that the mans arms
mi IgN,B g. 49,
Cor YOU shall never see me again q" +
His arms dropped to his sides, and he
pressed his teeth against his bps. "You
,5r-er that I am q lady" sac continued
"iou can take no liberties with me-but
vast grsat-"
"yol drive man mad" muttered
CRAZY LUshitv.
"Iau know perfectly wen the condl-
1-s en- which visit you. II they do
& 1jt yoU, say so, and ! Will come 10
more. she paused, with = sort OF inter
to---.Te look. He sGook his thick shoul-
Gers. with g Snort forci5le Cr3wl. Gan,
Jackie she said after moment changing
a-2-n, "vou must Let ne 60 my owr way. I
las is ike nothing else. # you cannot 5
Keep 0g-sg.I down, ! dare not be with {
lsG. You know ! love you; and yOu {
mus t, ms woe y0u-n0t WOO me. You Z
taar. -0 me -GEe e2Cn step myself and
~, curry ms. You viii not lose any
1.Eg j the end. If take my own way, !
-saa- never 20 back; but if you force me {
F.1 lose me. l can't help i'll em made I
ms. way. WI you he good?' I
"-.- cut ny t5r0st for YOU, il you take Y
ne fancy, said be doggedly. i
AereupUu this gcand lady, whose sien- i
..l loot was too fasti6ious 10 tread On l
samon earth, put her arms softly round c
as neck, bent forward and kissed MIN on Ii
he lips As the dull candle light fell GA C
,l.s strange pGir-the woman all arIsto- C.
-.s-c loveI.ress and refinement, tbs man Y
.3slse, rugged, plebian-it might well IS
nave 1eeG tEkea as living type Of &
Beauty snj thes Best. But Besuty'S C8- v
TESS did not, IN this case, transform the
Beast into prince. If she h&d expected .
j 10 ito so perhaps she would not have q
his cd him. Whatever else he was il was a.
.1-l enough mat he vas her slave. o.
-aere was z stufy snd dilspidated lit II
=. ia Ia lhe room. Is springs 13d been g
.s.ag-ess for dezen years, Is covering
VAS sliled and ragged, il mad broken a
Gown ana been propped Up In various in
aces and wss altogether d.sreputaole. gt
a.a. visitor seated herself upon il eN
F..1 a. much apparect satisfaction as il 81
-Ga oeen UplC stored III embroidered IS
1' IN and stuffed With swans down; and, N
~ re settled herself there, she motioned Nc
la1 with 6 gesture Of her hard to take or